Bank allows CC

[Militarypol21]

Pretty interesting video posted on CNN :

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

So this bank posts a sign on the window allowing (welcoming) gun owners with a CC license to do business in their bank to deter bank robberies... I see the point they are trying to make, yet carrying a CC is meant to hide the fact you have a gun on your person. So I'm wondering if, in this state (mentioned in the video), it is illegal to possess a gun in a bank?

Living in Indiana, before I received my license or ever thought about carrying I always had the mindset that it was illegal (not right) to carry into a bank, because guns + banks = usually mean trouble. Now that I know the laws, I have yet to carry in my bank... then again, it wasn't until just the other day I purchased my first IWB holster. I have carried here and there OCing ever since I received my license but would always lock my gun up in the truck before going into the bank (just to avoid the whole "a man with a gun" incident).

I think Indiana business owners need to purchase some of these signs allowing guns in their businesses just to see how much the crime rate drops over the years.

 

[Vic_Mackey]

I've heard mixed reviews on the legality of carrying in a bank. I know I cc whenever I go to the bank. The winter time is a heck of a lot easier because all I do is throw my coat over it, sometimes a vertical shoulder rig. I still feel a little funny about it, but this day in age you never know

 

[Scutter01]

There are no mixed reviews. It's legal to carry in banks in Indiana. Period. Being FDIC-insured does not make them Federal property, which is the only way it would be illegal.

 

[indyjoe]

There are no mixed reviews. It's legal to carry in banks in Indiana. Period. Being FDIC-insured does not make them Federal property, which is the only way it would be illegal.

Came to post the exact same thing. You win by 2 minutes.

 

[Scutter01]

The WISDOM of carrying in a bank is up to you. Personally, I carry in my bank. However, I recently brought an ammo can full of rolled coin to deposit and the girl behind the counter had a little freak-out and was ready to hit the silent alarm. How or why she thought I could rob a bank with an ammo can is beyond me. Maybe she's just afraid of OD green. Her panic subsided when she realized it was full of coins.

I'm also amused that she freaked out about the ammo can she saw, but not the gun she didn't see.

My point is that tellers are extremely skittish (perhaps deservedly so) and you may find yourself faced with an inconvenient delay. It is NOT illegal, though.

 

[eldirector]

I think Indiana business owners need to purchase some of these signs allowing guns in their businesses just to see how much the crime rate drops over the years.

That would be a GREAT idea, but it would surprise me to see around here. I'm not waiting for the signs, though. I'll keep carrying anyway.

What's the big deal with banks?

 

[littletommy]

It would seem to me that bank employees, of all people, should be armed and trained in defensive shooting. When banks start encouraging/allowing employees to arm themselves, then we will be making some real progress.

Oh, and +1 to the bank in the story.

 

[lovemachine]

CC is the ONLY way to carry anyway!

 

[printcraft]

Always.

I wonder if the signs are meant to be a kind of a scarecrow to would be robbers?
Some dude might be in there with a gun already.
Give's them more pause when deciding to go in.

CC is the ONLY way to carry anyway!

 

[infidel]

If there was a bank in town with a sign like that, I would probably switch to it even though I've never had an issue OCing in my bank.

 

[ATM]

CC is the ONLY way to carry anyway!

I heard that.

 

[ATM]

So I'm wondering if, in this state (mentioned in the video), it is illegal to possess a gun in a bank?

Not unless posted otherwise according to Texas law:

It is unlawful for a handgun license holder to carry a
handgun on the premises of: a government court; a business
that derives 51 percent or more of its income from the sale of
alcohol for on-premises consumption; a school or educational
institution, high school, collegiate, or professional sporting
event or interscholastic event that is taking place; a hospital or
nursing home; an amusement park; a place of religious worship;
a polling place on the day of an election; a meeting of
a governing body; a race track; a secured area of an airport; a
correctional facility; a correctional facility or within 1000 feet
of such, on the day of an execution; the property of another
after receiving notice that concealed handguns are forbidden
on that property. It is unlawful to possess a firearm in a penal
institution.


I don't see banks on their rather lengthy list.

 

[Titanium Man]

Both my banks have those hideous signs not allowing guns or hoodies, etc. in their establishments. Kiind of rude, and a bit of denial of my rights. I do it anyway.

One of my sups. was shot in a bank hold-up about 10 years back. The organization thought so much of his dedication as a bank employee, they *RIF'd him soon after.

*(Reduction in Force) Yeah, he was over 40, white, college educated and male. I said, welcome to my world.

 

[96firephoenix]

I"m looking for a new bank. huntington is losing my business 1.1.11.

which banks have these signs?

 

[eldirector]

If you are looking for someplace new, check out the credit unions. Some are a bit exclusive, but I think a few are open to anyone. They seem to treat folks a bit better than the run-of-the-mill bank.

 

[sj kahr k40]

For those of use that don't have flash here is a link to the story

Chappell Hill Bank Allows Customers to Carry Guns Inside

 

[littletommy]

This was posted here a few months ago, too. Yep North Carolina.

 

[cburnworth]

my credit union got robbed in the past year and now they have posted no hats or sunglasses. They also have a city cop sitting in all of the branches.I still walk in carrying though.

 

[jeremy]

I OC in my Bank all the time...

 

[Militarypol21]

I use to bank with M&I Bank off of 34th Street on the westside of Indianapolis. When you enter the bank you have to pass through 2 sets of doors before getting to the teller. You have to close the first door behind you and pass under what looks like a metal detector (unsure if it really is, because I've had my keys, knife, and whatnot on me that doesn't set it off) which has a green and red light on it. The teller behind the desk pushes a button to release the lock on the door infront of you to allow you to enter the rest of the bank.

I wonder if it is the teller's descretion whether or not you may enter the bank? Walking in with a gun OC'n on your waist, nice hair cut, nice clothes... I dont see a problem. But for someone with baggy clothes, gun shoved down the front of his pants, hat, and sunglasses... I don't see him entering this bank (although it is perfectly legal to do so).